Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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sgolds

The best way to get the necessary drivers is to make a firm release date for the operating system.

Well, thats another chicken and egg thing. You need the drivers first to see if they work before you release your OS.

There is a third option for MS to release a desktop version of 64-bit: They could do an OEM release with a defined set of required hardware.

Would you consider buying such a system, loosing the ability of adding any component you could think of which might be needed later?

Even if your anwers would be yes, Microsoft would be nuts to release such an animal. It would make it one friend and many enemies. Couple of them would sue MS as well, or force it to do the same for them.

K.